AMERICAN ROMANTICISM Romanticism- A time period durring the late 18th century and early 19th century in which artists and writers expressed their feelings and emotions freely through their art. People began to explore their imagination and pull apart from the classicism period. People focused on their emotions and creativity as opposed to structure, logic, and reason.
Online Definition from- http://www.truthinhistory.org/19century.htm
ROMANTICISM was that social and religious philosophy that worshiped faith, human emotion, tradition and nature. It praised man’s natural feelings and instincts as sure guides to the wise conduct of life. Nature was admired not only for its beauty, but because its beauty and serenity was a symbol of the divine soul of the universe. There was great emphasis placed upon the simple uncivilized life in the country, because it was believed to develop man’s innate divine element, or soul. There was much poetry written which expressed confidence in the unity, beauty and goodness of the universe and mankind. Uncivilized savages were looked upon as the noblest of human beings, thus we have the term "noble savage". At this point is where the Romanticists joined hands with politics to bring about social reform.
Concepts- Some concepts of romanticism were an importance of attitude, feelings, and emotion.Imagination was usually stressed as the most important aspect of the mind. One of the beliefs was that religion was very important. The artists believe that God is the reason for everything. They also believe in individualism and self-reliance. They like to stress emotions and reactions. Nature plays a big role, too, in their philosophies. The artists suggested that nature was like a work of art and that the world was very important. Characteristics- Romanticism focuses on truth, beauty and justice. It emphasizes nature as a spiritual resourece, inspiration, and a guide. The artist also emphasized the individual and how humans are unique. The artists and writers in this period, seeked to transcend the actual.Their goal was to express the imaginative truth. Some elements that can be used to identify a work as a romantic is that it uses God and reason and stresses the importance of it. Also, if it is imaginative and uses new ideas, then it may be a romantic. You could also look for work with individualism and self-importance, or a story that emphasizes nature and how the world works in their eyes.
Literature-<<<Ralph Waldo Emerson James Fenimore Cooper’s stories would use the past, exotic locations, and individualism.
-The Last of the Mohicans, A Rescue: from the Deerslayer Ralph Waldo Emerson- Emerson developed a writing with different processes, moods and self-improvement.
-Representative Me, “Self-Reliance,” “History,” “The Over-Soul,” and “Fate” Nathaniel Hawthorne- Hawthorne felt that Romance was a heightened, emotional, and symbolic form of the novel. -The House of the Seven Gables, The scarlet letter, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun Herman Melville- He usually modified forms of reality and put what he believed in.
-Moby-Dick and Pierre Edgar Allen Poe- used writing to demonstrate how one writer uses supernatural themes than the more traditional, classical themes of the 18th century. Some of his works were also part of the gothic genre.
- The Fall of the House of Usher, "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado William Wilson, Ligeia, Count Dracula, Frankenstein Henry David Thoreau- He usually made concrete images and uses resources of potery to give his writing strength. -
-A Week on the Concord and Merrimack River, Walden
Time Period- Although Romanticism is still used today, the time period where Romanticism writing was at its peak was the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century. This was the time period of the Civil War, when there were major issues in America. One issue that impacted the development of romanticism was the debate over slavery and sectionalism, which contributed to the civil war. People put what they felt and imagined. Also, westward exploration and migration played a large part in romanticism. Pain, death, and destruction (like from the Civil War) were emphasized in the writers' works. There were also many new religious and philosophical ideas such as Transcendentalism that were emphasized during the romanticism period in the works. The scene was that there was a lot of farm lands, and industries and factories would come into play soon after. But people began to think of new ideas and not just what was layed down in front of them. So, many writers wrote about what they saw around them and how they interpreted it.
AMERICAN ROMANTICISM
Romanticism- A time period durring the late 18th century and early 19th century in which artists and writers expressed their feelings and emotions freely through their art. People began to explore their imagination and pull apart from the classicism period. People focused on their emotions and creativity as opposed to structure, logic, and reason.
Online Definition from- http://www.truthinhistory.org/19century.htm
ROMANTICISM was that social and religious philosophy that worshiped faith, human emotion, tradition and nature. It praised man’s natural feelings and instincts as sure guides to the wise conduct of life. Nature was admired not only for its beauty, but because its beauty and serenity was a symbol of the divine soul of the universe. There was great emphasis placed upon the simple uncivilized life in the country, because it was believed to develop man’s innate divine element, or soul. There was much poetry written which expressed confidence in the unity, beauty and goodness of the universe and mankind. Uncivilized savages were looked upon as the noblest of human beings, thus we have the term "noble savage". At this point is where the Romanticists joined hands with politics to bring about social reform.
Concepts- Some concepts of romanticism were an importance of attitude, feelings, and emotion.Imagination was usually stressed as the most important aspect of the mind. One of the beliefs was that religion was very important. The artists believe that God is the reason for everything. They also believe in individualism and self-reliance. They like to stress emotions and reactions. Nature plays a big role, too, in their philosophies. The artists suggested that nature was like a work of art and that the world was very important.
Characteristics- Romanticism focuses on truth, beauty and justice. It emphasizes nature as a spiritual resourece, inspiration, and a guide. The artist also emphasized the individual and how humans are unique. The artists and writers in this period, seeked to transcend the actual.Their goal was to express the imaginative truth. Some elements that can be used to identify a work as a romantic is that it uses God and reason and stresses the importance of it. Also, if it is imaginative and uses new ideas, then it may be a romantic. You could also look for work with individualism and self-importance, or a story that emphasizes nature and how the world works in their eyes.
Literature-
James Fenimore Cooper’s stories would use the past, exotic locations, and individualism.
-The Last of the Mohicans, A Rescue: from the Deerslayer
Ralph Waldo Emerson- Emerson developed a writing with different processes, moods and self-improvement.
-Representative Me, “Self-Reliance,” “History,” “The Over-Soul,” and “Fate”
Nathaniel Hawthorne- Hawthorne felt that Romance was a heightened, emotional, and symbolic form of the novel.
-The House of the Seven Gables, The scarlet letter, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun
Herman Melville- He usually modified forms of reality and put what he believed in.
-Moby-Dick and Pierre
Edgar Allen Poe- used writing to demonstrate how one writer uses supernatural themes than the more traditional, classical themes of the 18th century. Some of his works were also part of the gothic genre.
- The Fall of the House of Usher, "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado William Wilson, Ligeia, Count Dracula, Frankenstein
Henry David Thoreau- He usually made concrete images and uses resources of potery to give his writing strength. -
-A Week on the Concord and Merrimack River, Walden
Time Period- Although Romanticism is still used today, the time period where Romanticism writing was at its peak was the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century. This was the time period of the Civil War, when there were major issues in America. One issue that impacted the development of romanticism was the debate over slavery and sectionalism, which contributed to the civil war. People put what they felt and imagined. Also, westward exploration and migration played a large part in romanticism. Pain, death, and destruction (like from the Civil War) were emphasized in the writers' works. There were also many new religious and philosophical ideas such as Transcendentalism that were emphasized during the romanticism period in the works. The scene was that there was a lot of farm lands, and industries and factories would come into play soon after. But people began to think of new ideas and not just what was layed down in front of them. So, many writers wrote about what they saw around them and how they interpreted it.
Other interesting American Romanticism links:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/hum_303/romanticism.html
http://www.academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/romanticism.html
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~mgamer/Romantic/